Electronics Distribution: The E-Commerce Revolution

Finally, the shopping cart revolution is beginning to take over the electronic component distribution industry. 

At first it was the big players like Digi-key and Farnell etc, adding more and more design tools and content etc ultimatley driving the visitor to their respective shopping carts for online purchase. Now the flood gates are opening with both small non-franchised distributors to manufacturers direct re-designing their sites and adding product pages with shopping carts.
So where is this all heading? Imagine looking for a part, and within seconds seeing all the stock available from not just the major distributors, but the manufacturers direct and even non-franchised distributors all in one place, all ready and waiting for your prized click to their cart. It dosen't end there, how about if you could see who has the cheapest price?

OEMsecrets has spent the last three years working on a portal ready to accept the complicated data feeds which include millions of images, price breaks, manufacturer codes the list goes on.They then process these huge data feeds and display the exact information the user requires in an instant. What's more is they are providing all this information for to the user for free.

OEMsecrets.com is ready for this revolution: www.oemsecrets.com

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Electronica 2012 Munich: Exhibitors and Visitors Driven Online

         

YORK, England, October 9, 2012

OEMsecrets have created a "safe haven" online, where buyers are able to source electronic components from the industry's largest quality franchised distributors like Digi-Key and Avnet and manufacturers direct such as Microchip and Coilcraft. To further enhance their sourcing platform, OEMsecrets are now adding reputable non-franchised distributors onto the website to list their in-stock inventory. These suppliers are screened for quality and procedures are in place to ensure their inventory listed on OEMsecrets is in-stock only. OEMsecrets strictly do not list any "available" stock and do not post any inventory from China. 

To help combat the counterfeit epidemic in the industry, OEMsecrets are working in concert with DAG (Distributors Advisory Group) who are working hard to educate the industry with regards to counterfeit electronics.

As Electronica 2012 quickly approaches, OEMsecrets are looking to grow their database of high-quality distributors to further enhance the website. OEMsecrets is free for all buyers to search with no restrictions; there is no sign-in process, which allows users to swiftly find and buy parts through the website: http://www.oemsecrets.com

Buyers want and expect more; they want live stock levels, pricing, packaging information like real sizes, etc. As more and more distributors move to online sales, OEMsecrets is linking users directly into the distributors' shopping carts, making for a fast and safe purchasing environment.

The focus for the manufacturers and distributors at Electronica will without doubt be a continuation of how to push their customers and products online from product catalogues to engineering news. OEMsecrets will continue to aid in this process, giving the buyers unbelievable value when using the site and distributors new OEM business through orders generated through OEMsecrets.

With over 90,000 electronics professionals expected to arrive in Munich for the Electronica exhibition in November, OEMsecrets is looking forward to new business transactions and contacts with distributors and buyers alike.

With over 15 million line items of inventory listed from the industry's most reputable franchised and independent distributors, OEMsecrets is generating a reputation as one of the fastest-growing component sourcing websites online. OEMsecrets is looking to add to this reputation at Electronica 2012. Anyone attending the show who is interested in meeting the OEMsecrets team should contact 

samc@oemsecrets.com

Contact:

Sam Cowley, Operational Director, Oemsecrets.com; tel: +44-1904-436-434

         

Creating Value for Electronics Buyers/Engineers when Sourcing Parts Online

Creating Value for Buyers/Engineers when Sourcing Parts Online

         

OEMsecrets is building up one of the largest online databases for electronics professionals to find and buy electronic components from franchised and independent distributors.

OEMsecrets have focussed on creating greater value for buyers and engineers alike.  OEMsecrets have split the search results screen so it displays both the franchised and non-franchised distributors inventory separately. Firstly, no log in/subscription is required to search for parts on OEMsecrets, it's 100% free. There are also no distributors in China listing on the website and all inventory posted is in-stock only in attempt to solve the counterfeit epidemic in the supply chain. There is strictly no "available" stock listed on www.oemsecrets.com

Buyers and engineers now expect a certain level of online service. With live pricing and inventory levels from the industries largest franchised and independent distributors, OEM purchasing professionals can drive down the costs of builds through swiftly locating electronic components on OEMsecrets. Furthermore, after finding the required parts, the buyer then has the capability of searching for the price needed to secure the order. This is made easy though shopping cart facilities on OEMsecrets which send the part directly into the distributors shopping cart ready for order.



OEMsecrets have listened to the thousands of buyers from large OEM's across the globe, and have developed a price comparison website where users can see millions of lines of inventory from all the major distributors with up to date stock levels and pricing. OEMsecrets are still developing the site further so the user will eventually be able to tailor the site to suit their specific requirements. Users will be able to send multiple requests to several distributors with just a few simple clicks. They will also be able to price thousands of items in just a few minutes using the BOM Machine, a tool that enables the user to upload their list of required items: http://www.oemsecrets.com/bommachine.php. The tool then checks the items with the major distributors and returns the results with pricing and stock levels. The user can even price up the whole BOM in one currency, auto-select cheapest quote and submit multiple parts and quantities into the distributors shopping cart for order, saving hours of work.

With over 14 million line items of inventory listed from the industries most reputable franchised and independent distributors, OEMsecrets is generating a reputation as one of the fastest growing component sourcing websites online.

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